It is not without irony that a flawed and off key bell has sounded over a parliament building for over 150 years.
The first bell cast was a 16 tonner by John Warner ans Sons at the Crescent Foundry, Stockton-on-Tees on 6th August 1856, but it cracked irreparably under test in the palace yard, Westminster. The current bell was cast from the original bell at Whitechapel Foundry on 10th April 1858 and first rang over London on 31st May 1859. It cracked 2 months later because of the overweight hammer fitted. The crack was 'stopped' and the bell turned to present a solid face to the hammer. The fitting of a lighter hammer completed the repair. This is the bell in use today and it remains the biggest bell ever cast by the Whitechapel foundry. The name 'Big Ben' was the nickname of the most famous heavyweight boxer of the day, Benjamin Caunt. It is entirely plausible that the biggest and most famous bell was imbued with the name of the most popular public hero of the time.
Facts on Big Ben: he's an incredibly talented dressage horse, also quite beautiful.
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Yes, Big Ben is still called Big Ben.
Big Ben !
Big Ben is in London, England.
the main bell, the one that chimes the hours, is Big Ben.
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London is in England. Big Ben is in London.
Big Ben is a clock and a tourist site.
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Big ben tower holds the clock faces and mechanism of the big ben tower clock